Ekta Tyagi

Ekta Tyagi

Partner

C-16, Dhanraj Mahal, 3rd Floor, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai – 400001, India

Key Practice Areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • White Collar Crime

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • FMCG

Education

  • MSc Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
  • B.S.L., LL.B., Symbiosis Law School, India

Professional Memberships

  • The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Experience

Ekta is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team of DSK Legal. She specializes in white collar criminal law and advises on all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration (including pre-litigation and litigation strategy). With significant prior experience in corporate law (including M&A, PE, and banking & finance), Ekta brings to the table a unique ability to dismantle complex corporate law issues that arise during defence and trial of economic offences.

Ekta is involved in defending some of the most high-profile white-collar litigations in India (including the IL&FS case, PNB/ Nirav Modi case). She represents clients on matters investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Serious Fraud Investigation Organisation (SFIO), Economic Offences Wing (EOW). She has extensive experience in matters involving money laundering, financial fraud, forex transactions and export control under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). She also advises in connection with employment laws, POSH, and drafting of whistle blower and anti-corruption policies. She conducts internal investigations involving corruption laws, fraud allegations, and whistle blower complaints.

Ekta is a regular contributor of articles, newsletters, and research papers and has been invited by numerous forums to lecture on the new criminal codes of India. Ekta is a gold medallist in law and a Felix Scholar.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Successfully defended a LCIA arbitration involving an Indian multinational pharma company and a global pharma company leading to dismissal of all claims against our client and award of 50% of legal costs incurred.
  • Succeeded in obtaining a High Court order quashing the criminal proceedings initiated against a HNI under the Income Tax Act, 1961 closing the criminal prosecution against him.
  • Succeeded in obtaining a High Court order quashing a provisional attachment by ED of the project security held by a real estate project lender.
  • Representing a global pharmaceutical group and its directors in connection with an EOW investigation and successfully obtained an order restraining EOW from filing a chargesheet without court’s permission.
  • Successfully obtained a stay on proceedings initiated against a financial institution under the MPID Act in relation to the NSEL scam.
  • Successfully obtained a stay on an investigation against a financial advisory entity for offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
  • Represented the former MD and CEO of one of the largest public sector banks and successfully obtained a landmark order from the Supreme Court on attachment of assets in context of fraud under Companies Act, 2013.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Star Woman Lawyer of 2024 by Legal Era.
  • Recommended Lawyer by the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific in 2024.
  • Recommended Lawyer by the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific in 2023.
  • Leading Lawyer for White Collar Crime by Legal Era 2024.